Bill Callahan

Apocalypse (Drag City)

Always the same, always different. Whether as Smog or under his birth name, Bill Callahan has been churning out quality music for over two decades. An artist of such integrity and so many dimensions, everyone seems to have a different favourite record. On Apocalypse, Callahan continues to dig deeper into his own peculiar Americana, sounding as relaxed as ever. His lyrics are filled with small moments of dry humour, tossed-off revelations, onomatopoeia; he even whistles along with the abounding flutes. It’s the sound of one of America’s greatest living songwriters being exactly where he should be, 20 years on.